St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17


and Dakota, organized to have the next
Republican national convention held at
Minneapolis, have left that city by special
train for Washington. Upon arriving in
Washington the party will be met by Gen
eral w. D. Washburn, Hon. William
Window, Thomas Lowry, K. B. Langdon,
Colonel w. s. King and Colonel Charles w.
Johnson, who are already there and will re-
man until after the meeting of the national
| committee.
telegram from San Francisco says the
committee having charge of the movement
to have the next Democratic national con-
ventiOn held i'll that city has received reports
from the secretary to the effect that $50 OOO
has already been pledged for the purpose,
and that but little effort will be required to
raise the full amount necessary to pay all
the expenses of the convention. Favorable
letters have been received from twenty-One
members of the national executive com
mittee.
A telegram from Oshkosh, Wis, says that
General Bragg will accept the Mexican mis-
sion if it is rendered him. 1t is no longer a
secret that Charles Felker, who has charge
of the petitions, is acting under the direction
of General Bragg himself
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, and
BishopRyan, of Buffalo, are on their way to
Rome, having sailed from New York on the
steamer Servia.
Miss Mary Abigail Dodge Gail Hamil-
ton) sailed from New York for Havre re-
Gently on the steamer La Gascogne. She
goes to Europe to join her relative, James &.
| !, ho will in
with them until spring.
A telegram from Hartford says that Gov
| ernor Lounsbury, of Connecticut has decided
| not to call an extra session of the Legisla-
ture for the purpose of having the law modl-
| fled under which towns along the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
may be repaired in certain cases to pay half
| the cost of substituting elevated or depressed
crossings for crossings at grade. The gov
| ernor thinks the railroad commissioners
have power under the law to order all the
expense TO be paid by the railroad company,
and that an extra session is not required.
The new steel workers scale to be pre-
scented by the ANA gamated Association To
the manufacturers in Pittsburg has been for
mulated by the committee. 1t provides for
a Slight advance in some departments, but
the men think it will be accepted without
any debate.
The river coal operators met IN Pittsburg
recently to consider the demands of the
miners for an advance in wages a check
weighman and semi-weekiy pay. It was
decided to postpone action in the matter
| until there is u resumption of work in the
mines. Nearly all the mines are closed at
present on account of a scarcity OF craft to
load.
The strike of the swtchmen at Houston,
Tex, was declared to be at an end afeW days
ago. All strikers except the leaders were
taken back by the company.
The ditterential rate allowed by the Amer
lean transcontincntal lines TO the Canadian
Pacific to abate competition is thirty cents
on tirst-claSs freight from New York and
twenty cents from Chicago to San Francisco.
On other freight the difference in favor OF
Canadian Pacific ranges. from twenty-five
cents down to five, the latter on the cuar>er
traffic.
\ few days ago a decision in favor Of Mas
sachusctts, in the case of the Commonwealth
against the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, suit to recover $4,000, beng the
amount of taxes imposed on the Western
Union in 1856, was rendered in Boston. The
Western Union has now appealed to the Su
preme Court of the United States.
The Postotfice Department is informed Of
the adoption of regulation, submitted by
the United States to the countries in the
Universal Postal Union, allowing printed ad
dress slips to be aft xed to the address side of
postal cards destined to foreign countries Of
the Union, conditioned that the printed adj
dress slip shall not exceed two inches in
length or three-fourthS of an inch in width
This new regulation goes into effect January
II, 1888.
A second test Of the new dynamite SHE'LL
invented by Lieutenant Graydon, has been
made at Sandy Hook by order of the War De
partment. The ordnance board was pleased
with the result of the test, and congratulate
the inventor upon his success. Five steel
shells were fired in all. The first shell pene
trated the fifteen-inch turret target and then
exploded. The target was almost demolished
and was rendered useless for further prac
tice Four shells were then fired to deter
mine the range and to demonstrate that by
GraydOn method dynamite shells could be
propelled by ordinary black powder from
the service guns so as to obtain satisfactory
penetration and destruction power.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker has sent to the
secretary Of the Beecher monument fund a
check for 800, the amount received by him
for his expenses in coming to America and
delivering his eulogy on Henry Ward
Beecher. DR.. Parker preached a few days
agoin Plymouth Church, and created sell
sation while repeating the Lords Prayer at
the close of the service. After uttering the
words ''forgive us our trespasses,' he paused
for several seconds, and added, with noticea-
BILE emphasis, las we forgive those who
trespass against us.'s He then, without fin
ishing the prayer, abruptly left the church.
John G. Robinson, of Indiana, has been
appointed journal clerk of the United States
House of Representatives. vice Harry Smith,
removed.
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